A king once invited all his people for a feast inside his castle. Everyone loved him because he was very kind to his people. When his birthday arrived, he invited the people to attend and bring along a container with water. It doesn’t matter the size or quality of the container as long as it has water. When they arrived at the castle they were told to throw the water into a fountain which was completely empty at first. The day arrived and the people brought all kinds of containers, barrels, plastic bottles, jugs, small pitchers and larger ones, a simple glass or even a cup. They poured the water into the fountain, which filled up quickly, and then left their container around it, and went in to celebrate. The king thanked them for coming and of course they all sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to him. As they left, they went to pick up their container, and around the fountain there were shouts of joy and screams of anger and despair. All the containers were filled to the brim with golden coins. And everyone took home as much coins as they brought water with them. The greedy were left with very little, while the generous ones were rewarded according to their own generosity. The more you give, the more you receive back.
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